Getting here
50.91646, -2.14239
Best for
4 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Mountain biking
Varies60%Named MTB route nearby: Wessex Ridgeway Trail
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶
Walking
8
6 named nearby · 2 public paths
Named routePublic access
🚴
Cycling
12
12 named nearby
Named route
🚵
Mountain biking
1
1 named nearby
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
7
7 public paths
Public access
Named routes and paths nearby
Route 25 · Cycling0
National Byway · Cycling0
Wessex Ridgeway Trail · Mountain bike0
Hod Hill circular walk, Hod Hill · Walking1.6 km
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Nearby places
Useful places within 5 km
✦RANSTONHistoric site3.9 km→✦EASTBURYHistoric site3.4 km→✦STEPLETON HOUSEHistoric site3.4 km→✦Romano-British settlement and two bowl barrows on Blandford Race Down 450m south east of Telegraph ClumpHistoric site4.6 km→✦Medieval standing cross 50m east of St Peter's ChurchHistoric site3.6 km→✦Long barrow and a round barrow cemetery at Telegraph Clump on Blandford Race DownHistoric site4.2 km→